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Started out strong. Then because they were doing different strokes/kicks on a longer interval, I did backstroke pull. I was fast but it started wearing me down. So second time through I couldn't hold the speed.

Hello from the JW Marriot Resort in San Antonio, tx. I'm at a work conference recognition club event. They have a spa & a couple weight rooms
So i swam today and yesterday. Nothing structured, just tapering, taking it easy and keeping the feel. This will be my last SCM meet int the 45 - 49 age group. I plan to shave Friday & race Saturday & Sunday. This is the meet where all our SCM times got thrown out last yr cause the pool was a 1/4 too short

My workouts on Monday and Tuesday were about 5K each, but I just swam through them feeling really uncoordinated, tired, and strange. Today, in the warmup, I was more motivated to make a better effort to swim.

Set 1 - The goal was to start each round at 47 and hold or desc without collapsing the stroke.

Set 2 & 3, I was still pretty tired, but came back ok in the pull set.

The last two days at work have been extremely busy - with the doctors off Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving, then the weekend, we were getting pounded by new orders as the offices tried to clear out their backlogs, and patients that were coming in wondering why their orders weren't ready yet. Add to that the store remodel and the chaos that breeds ...

I was going back and forth about swimming for the next 10 days with the BU meet fast approaching (double today like normal, soft or hard transitstion into the taper, ). Made my mind up to start the taper today.

I found the main speed set from Fort's HIT week #15, and was going to do it twice (once free, once back), but didn't really have the time so just did free. I was able to crank out a :42 on the 75 and :59 on the 100, so I was happy. I did not use fins, but did take plenty of time before AFAP efforts. The BK set felt good; I have decided just to swim more and think less, so we'll see how that goes.

As for now, perhaps a nap. Or clean the garage up a bit. Nap's looking better and better

The lower back is not nearly as bad as yesterday. Anyone who reads this blog regularly knows I don't take medicines except if it is really bad and I have a high tollerance for pain.

Just a loose workout today.

500 free
500 kick w/zoomers every 3rd 25 fast

8x25@:45 shooters w/monofin these are lung killers on this interval but I made all but the last one on one breath
8x25@:10RI fly scull w/snorkle and monofin
300 fly kick on back w/monofin work those abs!
300 relaxed fly w/monofin & snorkle lots of glide with scull setup

This was a tough workout. More of a head game. Some simple realizations come to mind when doing this swim. the entire swim is one long gaggle of 200's. Haven't done this kind of distance in a long time. felt good. Think I will keep it up for the winter months.

Tonight was a very crowded pool, and it doesn't look like things are going to get much better for most of the winter season. We've got a pretty large team, and just don't have the pool space/time to better split up the groups any. As we have it now, our Black group (older kids) have 3 lanes (sometimes 4 depending on the attendance of the White group) every evening, but now that the high school girls are now all back from their "vacation" after the h.s. season, it's getting nuts in practice! We swam tonight with 7 in my lane, 8 in lane 5, and 8 or 9 in lane 4. It was like a washing machine practice out there!!

Warmup:

600 (25 Breast, 25 Front Scull, 25 V-Sit Scull, 25 Free)
(600/600)

Kick Set

10 x 100 Kick w/ short fins @ 1:25 (did SDK on back like always), tried not to drown

4 x 100 Free @ 1:15 best average
went 1:02/1:04/1:03/1:01 these were actually easier on my body with the shorter rest interval, I just get in a zone and go with it.
100 EZ

(2400/5100)

400 Kick w/ board

600 Free stretch out

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6100 Yards - I'm tired now, but did make it to Taco Bell after practice for a little 4th meal action tonight.

That main set kicked my butt, and I'm sure most of it was the fact that we were so crowded in the pool tonight. John had everyone leaving 3 seconds apart so that the lead person in each lane wouldn't be running in to the last person in the lanes on the 2nd 50s of the 100s. All the wave action probably added a few seconds to our times as well, though I still managed to do pretty good anyway.